Table 15. Forage costs of perennial grass hays to be fed to range cows during the 137-day summer portion of the lactation production period. | |||
![]() | ![]() | Crested Wheatgrass Hay | Crested Wheatgrass Hay |
Growth Stage | ![]() | Mature | Boot stage |
Herbage Weight | lb/ac |
- |
- |
Forage DM Weight | lb/ac | 1600 |
1300 |
Costs/Acre | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | $ | 14.22 | 14.22 |
![]() | $ | 5.31 | 5.31 |
![]() | $ |
- |
- |
![]() | $ | 8.58 | 6.97 |
Production Costs | $/ac | 28.11 | 26.50 |
Forage DM Costs | $/ton | 34.80 | 40.80
|
Land Area /Month | ac | 0.56 | 0.40 |
Land Area/Period | ac | 2.57 | 1.82 |
Land Cost/Period | $/pp | 36.55 | 25.88 |
Forage Costs/Day | $/d | 0.70 | 0.35 |
Forage Costs/Period | $/pp | 95.90 | 47.95 |
Crude Protein | % | 6.4 | 14.5 |
Crude Protein Yield | lb/ac | 102 | 189 |
Crude Protein Cost | $/lb | 0.28 | 0.14 |
Supplementation | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | lb/d | ![]() | 12.69 |
![]() | lb/d | 0.78 | ![]() |
Sup. Cost/Period | $/pp | 32.14 | 30.42 |
Total Feed Cost | $/pp | 128.04 | 78.37 |
Cost/Day | $/d | 0.93 | 0.57 |